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Council confirms mayoral nominees to lead Bureau of Engineering and Bureau of Sanitation
Summary
The council unanimously confirmed two mayoral appointments: 'Crystal' as City Engineer (Bureau of Engineering) and June Kim Lopez as General Manager/Executive Director, Bureau of Sanitation. Both nominees described priorities around collaboration, efficiency and infrastructure delivery.
The Los Angeles City Council confirmed two mayoral appointments June 30 aimed at improving infrastructure delivery and operations.
Councilmember E. Hernandez introduced the mayor’s nomination of "Crystal" to be City Engineer at the Bureau of Engineering; the nominee described a two‑decade city career, emphasis on collaboration across departments, and a stated goal to shorten project delivery timelines. The council voted to confirm the nomination in committee and on the floor; the Clerk recorded the confirmation vote as 14 AYES.
Councilmember Hernandez also presented the nomination of June Kim Lopez to lead the Bureau of Sanitation. Lopez, who cited more than 30 years of public‑utility and leadership experience and work on resilience and innovation, pledged to strengthen the bureau’s operational capacity and partnerships across labor, public safety and utilities. The council unanimously confirmed Lopez (Clerk recorded 14 AYES).
Both confirmations followed brief nominee remarks and questions from councilmembers focused on operations, inter‑agency collaboration and plans to address backlogs in infrastructure, ADA accessibility work and service reliability.
What happens next: The confirmed leaders will begin transition work with staff and council offices; council directed follow‑up oversight and reporting on key operational priorities.
